Biden Administration Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes as Black Leaders Pan Proposal
The Biden administration decided to delay a ban on menthol cigarettes after receiving criticism from black voters and cigarette companies.
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NAACP’s Johnson: Travel Advisory Is to Highlight ‘How Harmful’ DeSantis Would Be As President
NAACP president Derrick Johnson said Monday on MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports” that his organization issued a formal advisory against traveling to Florida to warn “how harmful” Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) would be as president.
NAACP: Commanders’ Jack Del Rio Should ‘Resign or be Terminated’
NAACP President Derrick Johnson is calling for the head of Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio.
NAACP President: Rittenhouse Acquittal ‘Worse Than the Emmett Till Trial’
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson stated that Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal “was an injustice. This was worse than the Emmett Till trial.” Johnson stated, “It was unfortunate for the families of the victims
NAACP Pres: ‘A Taser Should Have Been Used’ in Columbus Police Shooting
During an interview with ABC News released on Wednesday, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said that the fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, OH was a situation “where a taser should have been used, and yet a gun
Joe Biden Backtracks on Police Oversight Commission as Black Lives Matter Riots Erupt in Minnesota over Police Shooting
President Joe Biden has backtracked on a campaign pledge to establish a police oversight commission as riots erupted Sunday in Minnesota following a police shooting.
NAACP Calls On NFL to ‘Rethink It’s Relationship’ with Fox, Says FNC Sows ‘Bigotry and Racism’
The NAACP has called on the NFL to “rethink” its relationship with Fox due to the “racism” supposedly promoted by the Fox News Channel.
NAACP Chief: Hold Insurrectionists Accountable Like ‘al-Qaida or Osama bin Laden’
An interview with NAACP chief Derrick Johnson published in the far-left Salon on Tuesday focuses on the recent NAACP lawsuit against former President Trump for his “attempted coup.”
Romney to NAACP: More States Should Implement ‘Safer’ Mail-In Voting
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) on Wednesday evening insisted that voting by mail is secure and said he hoped that more states would implement more reliable vote-by-mail procedures.
NAACP Sues Ed Secretary Betsy DeVos for Granting Coronavirus Relief to Private Schools
NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson accused Education Secretary Betsy DeVos of “robbing from the poor to benefit the rich” as his organization joined a series of lawsuits that seek to block coronavirus relief funds from being granted to private as well as public schools.
Miley Cyrus, More to Headline ‘Global Goal’ Coronavirus Concert Hosted by Dwayne Johnson
Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and Shakira will perform during an upcoming benefit concert for COVID-19 relief.
Bed Bath & Beyond Donates $1 Million to NAACP
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. announced on Friday that it has donated $1 million in essential products to the NAACP’s Empowerment Programs.
Celebs Crushed for ‘Cringeworthy’ PSA: ‘Terrible Lack of Diversity in This Video’
The white Hollywood celebrities who starred in a recently released anti-racism PSA are getting blasted by progressive media members who’ve roasted the two-minute video as tone deaf and “incredibly cringeworthy.”
Celebs Team with NAACP for ‘I Take Responsibility’ PSA: ‘Black People Are Being Slaughtered in the Streets and Killed in Their Own Homes’
A throng of white Hollywood celebrities, including actors Aaron Paul, Bryce Dallas Howard, Debra Messing, Kristen Bell, Julianne Moore, Justin Theroux, and Stanley Tucci, star in the “I Take Responsibility” PSA, in which the artists, famous for the work on stage and on screen, apologize for their own racism, “every unchecked moment,” and “Every not so funny joke.”
NAACP President: ‘The Racism that this Country Is Engulfed in Now Is Coming from the White House’
Wednesday on “MSNBC Live,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson sounded off on the 2020 presidential race following former Vice President Joe Biden strengthening his lead against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) the night before.
David Hogg: Trump ‘Supports’ ‘Terrorism’ Against Black Churches
David Hogg accused President Donald Trump of supporting “terrorism” against black churches on Monday because Trump had not tweeted about the three historically black churches that recently burned down in Louisiana.
Don Lemon: Even Most Skeptical Black, ‘Gay Folks’ Wanted to Believe Smollett
CNN anchor Don Lemon on Wednesday evening admitted that “certain groups of people” like “black folks” and “gay folks” wanted to believe Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s story about being attacked by racist supporters of President Donald Trump even though they were highly skeptical of his claims.
NAACP Pres: Trump Should Resign After Northam
NAACP President Derrick Johnson said over the weekend that President Donald Trump should resign in response to the Ku Klux Klan(KKK)/blackface controversy engulfing Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D).
